I'm Jen and I'm a mum of seven. Life is hectic, crazy and certainly never dull. In between the mayhem and taking advantage of sleep deprivation, I'm also a freelance writer, sometimes media contributor and do-er of stuff around the house. My first parenting book "The Real Mum's Guide to Surviving Parenthood" is coming out later this year. You can like and follow me on Facebook too at https://m.facebook.com/mamatude7.ie/, Twitter at mama_tude or email me at mamatude7@gmail.com

Sunday, 8 May 2016

What's that in the toilet?

Over the years my children have put various items down our
toilet. Mobile phones, plastic bath
ducks, Iggle Piggle and one of my husband’s ties (which was used as a fishing
rod) have all met their watery end at the bottom of our lavatory. We had a new one
today though.

There was a lot of activity going on in our bathroom this
morning and not just the usual meeting of minds that regularly takes place
there, when one of my younger kids needs to do a poo. In a house where most of
the children have no mute button, silence is always treated with particular
suspicion. Upon further investigation it appeared that there was every reason
to be suspicious. My five and two year
olds were found examining the toilet bowl where some mushy type something or
other was floating in the water. “What’s going on?” I asked “Whats that in the
toilet?” Two guilty heads looked at each other. “It’s a breakfast waffle” my
five year old replied. “And how did it get there?” I asked. “It popped out of
the toaster and landed there” he said. “So it popped out of the toaster, flew
up the stairs and landed in the toilet? I asked. “Yep” he replied nodding his
curly head in earnest honesty. “It’s in the toilet” my two year old added, just
in case I wasn’t clear.

“Don’t worry mammy” the five year old said as I muttered in
disgust “I got most of it out with daddy’s toothbrush”….... #supposeIbetterreplacethattoothbrush
#silenceequalstrouble #mamatude

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